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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lark sing while she's washing Aunt Betty's dishes?
(a) The Old Gray Mare.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) When the Saint Go Marching In.
(d) Dixie.

2. What does Papa say he plans to do after dinner?
(a) Work.
(b) Play poker.
(c) Play bridge.
(d) Go to bed.

3. What is Grandma ironing while Mama reads a Life magazine at the kitchen table?
(a) Lark's red dress.
(b) Grandpa's undershirts.
(c) Aunt Betty's new dress.
(d) Grandpa's best shirt.

4. Which of the following ingredients does Mama say she would never put in a pie?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Flour.
(d) Cornstarch.

5. Where does Aunt Betty live?
(a) Harvester.
(b) Mount Pleasant.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Morgan Lake.

6. What does Aunt Betty eat on Thursday morning?
(a) Toast and tea.
(b) Cereal and milk.
(c) Eggs and coffee.
(d) Nothing.

7. Where does Papa take Lark to spank her?
(a) In the depot office.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In back of the depot.

8. What is the event for which Lark sells tickets?
(a) A church bingo party.
(b) Rotary chicken dinner.
(c) Knights of Columbus picnic.
(d) A church spaghetti supper.

9. Who lives in the upstairs portion of the depot?
(a) Lark and her family.
(b) No one.
(c) Art Bigelow and his wife.
(d) Mrs. Bea, a widow.

10. What section of the paper is across Papa's chest when he falls asleep on Sunday afternoon?
(a) The home section.
(b) The classifieds.
(c) The sports section.
(d) The funny papers.

11. What skill does Mama say she's going to learn in order to find a job?
(a) Typing.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Shorthand.

12. What does Beverly's father do for a living?
(a) He's a traveling salesman.
(b) He's a janitor at the school..
(c) He's a clerk at the depot.
(d) He's gone.

13. How long does Uncle Stan sit with Aunt Betty the first night he's home?
(a) He doesn't sit with her at all.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Three hours.
(d) All night.

14. What does Papa do to Lark's mashed potatoes?
(a) Pours salt on them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Uses his fork to break the dam she's built.
(d) Pours milk on them.

15. Why does Lark get a spanking from Papa?
(a) For disobeying Mama.
(b) For making a "D" in Communion Class.
(c) For kicking Mrs. Grubb's dog.
(d) For biting her nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dress Lark is wearing to Communion Class?

2. How much money does Uncle Stan say he lost gambling the night before?

3. What color is the nail polish Lark buys?

4. What does Lark think is the best part of the annual parade?

5. What happens to the bread Mama tries to toast on the stove?

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